Curtain-rod bracket



I June 14, 1927. J. N. HENRY 632 071 I CURTAIN 'aon BRACKET Filed Sept. 29, 1926 Patented June 14, 1927.

JAMES N. HENRY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CURTAIN-BOD BRACKET.

Application filed September 29, 1926. Serial No. 138,407.

My invention relates to supports or brackets for either straight or curved tubular curtain rods.

The objects of the present invention are primarily security of the rod upon the bracket; permanency of effectiveness; means for making certain that the rods are effectively seated upon the supports; strength, simplicity, and inexpensiveness to construct.

My invention consists in the claimed means of effecting the above ends.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this invention Figure 1 is a front elevation of my bracket and the adjacent portion of a curved curtain rod engaged therewith, I A

Figure 2, a section of the same on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figures 3, 4 and 5, a front, side, and a rear elevation respectively of the bracket.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

My bracket is cut and bent'up from a flat metallic blank. It consists of an elongated dome shaped hollow body represented generally by 8 comprising a rounded end 9 and a cylindrical shank 10 comprising two semi cylindrical stitl' segments 11 and two shorter diametrically opposed yielding or resilient segments 12. The latter are slightly flaring or outwardly distended rearwardly with their arcuate rear extremities curved inwardly to constitute lips 1.3 whereby are formed transversely and longitudinally rounded end shoulders 14.

Integral with the rearends of the segments 11 are attaching lugs 16 disposed at right angles to the shank 10 and provided with perforations 18 to accommodate screws 1.9 for attaching the bracket to the window or door casing 20.

.A tubular curtain rod 22 of any common construction includes a common ferrule 24, an end 25 and outer and inner gripping flanges 26 and 27.

The rod 22 is applied by pushing it over the body 10, the segments 12 being compressed during this movement by the ferrule 24, until the latter has passed beyond the shoulders 14, whereupon the segments snap outwardly into contact tv their rear portions with the wall ofthe ro Obviously because of the rounded inbent segment portions 13 the rod may be manually withdrawn when desired.

1. In a bracket for curtain rods, a'closed end portion, segments integral with said end, diametrically oppositely disposed segments also integral with the end portion andoutwardly distended relatively to the first segments, and attaching lugs upon the first segments.

2. In a bracket for curtain rods, a closed end portion, relatively stitt semicylindrical segments integral with the end portion, alternately disposed semicylindrical flaring resilient segments also integral with the end portion, and attaching lugs integral with the ends of the still segments.

In a bracket for curtain rods, a closed end portion, parallel segments integral with the end portion, alternately disposed semitubular rearwardly distended resilient seg ments also integralwith the end portion, in-

, wardly directed lips upon the free ends of the last mentioned segments, and attaching lugs upon the first mentioned segments.

4. In a bracket for curtain rods, a housing end portion, parallel segments integral with the end portion alternately disposed resilient distended. segments also integral with the end portion, rounded. external shoulders near the free ends of the resilient segments, and laterally extending attaching lugs integral with the ends of the first mentioned segments.

5. A curtain rod bracket formed of a sin gle pieceo't material and comprising attaching lugs and an elongated dome-shaped hollow body with two opposed relatively short segments and two diametrically disposed opposed resilient segments, the first-named segments being joined tothe attaching lugs, and the others having resilient lips and shoulders. I

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature. 

